SEEDS Workcamps - Short-term projects
Workcamps are the most common form of short-term volunteering, where a group of volunteers work and live together on a project which has been identified by a local community or working with that community. SEEDS workcamps generally last for 2 up to 3 weeks
The types of the projects developed by SEEDS are mainly nature or environmental oriented, and they can be for instance building of walking paths or hiking trails, cleaning of the coastline, reforestation and erosion control works, construction or renovation of a community building, monument or community centre, ecological research, removing invasive growth (luppina), etc...
There are social, cultural, study, agricultural, archeological and maintenance projects among others depending on the identified need of the local community.
International workcamps bring together volunteers from different nationalities and backgrounds, aiming at building up international understanding and therefore encouraging peace while working for an identified need of the local community. Groups' sizes vary between 5 and 30 participants.
Every year SEEDS organises workcamps in Iceland. In 2015 we organised approximately 140 projects located in every corner of Iceland; we hosted 1200 international volunteers from 50 different countries, performing over 75.000 hours of valuable volunteer work. Since 2006, SEEDS has hosted nearly 8000 local and international volunteers in over 800 projects in Iceland.
SEEDS 23
The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road! (1:2)
18.06.2011 | 02.07.2011
Environmental / Renovation
Highlands / Interior
SEEDS 40
Vatnajökull National Park & Organic Iceland
18.06.2011 | 02.07.2011
Environmental / Renovation
South West
SEEDS 35
Window into the Viking World
19.06.2011 | 02.07.2011
Construction / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 25
Reykjavík & Ísafjörður: Culture from Head to Toe of West Iceland
20.06.2011 | 04.07.2011
Arts / Cultural
Capital Region
SEEDS 27
Stykkishólmur in the Snæfellsnes peninsula (1:2)
21.06.2011 | 05.07.2011
Environmental
South West
SEEDS 28
Revegetation in the south of Iceland (2:2)
22.06.2011 | 06.07.2011
Environmental
South West
SEEDS 41
Vatnajökull National Park & Reykjavík (1:2)
25.06.2011 | 09.07.2011
Environmental / Renovation
South West
SEEDS 46
Reykjavík International Photo Marathon
27.06.2011 | 08.07.2011
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 30
Meet us - don't eat us (3:6)
28.06.2011 | 12.07.2011
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 48
Nature & Culture in the South of Iceland
03.07.2011 | 17.07.2011
Construction / Environmental
South West
SEEDS 56
Forest playground in the West fjords
03.07.2011 | 16.07.2011
Construction / Environmental
West Fjords
SEEDS 49
Selárdalur in the Western fjords - Samúel Jónsson
04.07.2011 | 17.07.2011
Festival / Renovation
West Fjords
SEEDS 33
Stykkishólmur in the Snæfellsnes peninsula (2:2)
05.07.2011 | 19.07.2011
Environmental
South West
SEEDS 34
Flying Testicles & Nature in the South West
05.07.2011 | 19.07.2011
Environmental / Festival
South West
SEEDS 42
Vatnajökull National Park & Reykjavík (2:2)
09.07.2011 | 23.07.2011
Environmental / Renovation
South West
SEEDS 36
Adventure in Trolls' land
11.07.2011 | 22.07.2011
Environmental / Renovation
North
SEEDS 44
Reykjavík - Green & Fun!
11.07.2011 | 25.07.2011
Agriculture / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 47
International Summer Photo Marathon
11.07.2011 | 22.07.2011
Arts / Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 37
Meet us - don't eat us (4:6)
12.07.2011 | 26.07.2011
Environmental
Capital Region
SEEDS 53
Nordic Sailing, Coastal & Cultural festival
13.07.2011 | 27.07.2011
Cultural / Festival
North
SEEDS 73
Rey Cup - Football Festival for Kids
13.07.2011 | 26.07.2011
Festival / Sports
Capital Region
SEEDS 43
Njálsbrennuhátíð - Viking festival
19.07.2011 | 02.08.2011
Environmental / Festival
South West
SEEDS 81
Viking Festival & Fire in Hvammstangi
19.07.2011 | 30.07.2011
Cultural / Festival
North
SEEDS 50
Meet us - don't eat us (5:6)
26.07.2011 | 09.08.2011
Environmental
Capital Region